Evening Star Newspaper, September 24, 1936, Page 14

A—14 »a PEOMAGE EVDENCE REPORTED LGN Grand Jury Said It Welcomed Federal Probe at Little Rock, Ark. By the Associated Press. MARION, Ark., September 24— Crittenden County officials made pub- lic today a grand jury report which declared jurors found no evidence of peonage in the cotton fields after an Investigation resulting from charges repeatedly made by the Southern Tenant Farmers' Union. The county grand jury said it “wel- comed” a Federal grand jury peonage investigation at Little Rock and of- fered to co-operate with any Federal agency in such an inquiry. Miss Willie Sue Blagden, Memphis social worker, and Rev. Claude Wil- liams of Little Rock charged they were flogged near Earle, Ark, in Crittenden County, several months ago when they went there to investi- gate reports of the death of a colored sharecropper. The Southern Tenant Farmers’ Union has made repeated charges that workers, organizers and speakers for the union have been “terrorized” Crittenden and other East Arkansas counties. The grand jury's report said: ‘, “There have appeared articles in| them and bullbats nesting in the hol- | your bicuspid. tographing your jaw either. yet had an X-ray in | may hurt—just a little.” | | the next thing after that, your up- | pers are as false as Judas. Irvin S. Cobb Says: Nowadays He Always Goes in for “Pink Plate Special.” VERNALIS, Calif,, September 24.— Though thy teeth be but stately ruins, with. English ivy growing all over lows, fight - off for as long as possible those who think the Toot of all evil is the bottom of remaining Don't let ‘em be too fast about pho- No man ever taken that flat- tered him. Par- ticularly is that true when it’s an interior view of the human face. Because, the next thing you know, a gentleman in a white smock is test- ing some forceps and saying, “This/ And then| I did so and the result is that, no matter what else is on the menu, I certain metropolitan newspapers stat- €0 for the Cobb pink plaie sbecial. ing that conditions in Crittenden County are not safe, that crimes have | been committed against defenseless visitors to our county, and purported news events have been cast into news‘ reels for exhibition in the movie palaces of the Nation, and it has been | charged that humble citizens have ! been forced to labor by threats, in- | timidation, guns and illegal process. And, lawdyo, but a fellow does get tired of having everything he eats taste like rubber. | (Coryright. 1936, by the No'th American | Newspaper Alliance, Inc.) [ ARCH McDONALD TALKS \ THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1936. to Keap S.E.C. DISCLOSES $0.200 SALARY Pittsburgh Man’s Request Data Secret Is Denied. By the Associated Press. Salaries paid by a number of com« panies in 1935 were reported yester- | president, $16,200; Thomas W. Wal- day by the Securities Commission, |ter Gulley, vice president, $12,0 with $50,200 pald to J. E. Lewis, president of the Harbison-Walker |D. L. Tilly, officer and director, $2! Refractaries Co., of Pittaburgh head- ing the list. The commission denied requests from the companies that the salaries be treated confidentially. . P. B. Mossman, vice president of the Pittsburgh company, received $25,200 while Raymond Willey, vice president, received $19,139. Other companies pald the following salaries during the year: Gilchrist company, Boston—Felix Vorenberg, president, $35,500; F. Prank Vorenberg, vice president, $1 000; Samuel Vorenberg, $12,150. National Enameling and Stamping Co., Milwaukee—Alfred J. Kieckhefer, president, $27,000; J. F. Blackie, vice New York Dock Co., New York City:- WE SELL U. S. GOVERNMENT INSPECTED MEATS 311 7th St. N.W. ™ HOLESALE RETAIL 3146 M St. N.W, ROLL CREAMERY BUTTER®-37¢ SMALL FRYING SCRAPPLE--Pork PUDDING™- 121¢ :;l';nk. L. Morris, $7,840; C. E. Hicks, American Crystal Sugar Co, Den- ver—W. N. Wilds, president, $17,430; H. E. Vitkoski, vice president, $14,310; G. B. Rodman, sales manager, $11,499. Lands His Fish. LYONS, N. J. (#).—Jack Kennally, engiffeman on the New York Central Railroad, is responsible for this addi- tion to fishing lore: A big pickerel, in the river near the roundhouse, had eluded anglers for two years. The fireman on Ken- nally’s locomotive .talked of futile efforts to land the big fish. Exasperated, threw a chunk of coal into the river. Stunned, the 5-pound pickerel floated to shore. The LIBERTY LIMITED to CHICAGO—DETROIT GOLD STAR MOTHERS TO HONOR UNKNOWN Col. Brasted, Chief of Army Chap- lains, and Representative Pfeifer to Speak. Gold Star Mothers ‘of the World ‘War will make their annual pilgrim- age to the Tomb of the Unknown Sol- dier Sunday, which has been pro- claimed “Gold Star Mathers' day” by President Roosevelt. Col. Alva J. Brasted, chief of Army chaplains, and Representative Pfeifer of New York will k. Representa. tives of Ahe American Legion, Vet~ erans of Foreign Wars, Disabled American Veterans and Jewish War Veterans will participate, Mrs. Ma- thilda Burling, national president, an- nounced today. The District chapter of the Rain- bow Division Veterans will join in the observance, officials placing wreaths at the tomb, accompanied by veterans of the 27 Nationil Guard units comprising the division. In accordance with the President's proclamation. flags will be flown from | all Government buildings. A musi- cal program at the service, set for 1:30 pm., will include Miss Dorothy Reddish, vocalist, and the Army Band, directed by Capt. Thomas F. Darcy. During the afternoon Brig. Ge: FULL HOUR FASTER than the fastest Pennsylvania train that ever sped between Washington and St. Lovis| Frank T. Hines, veterans’ adminis- trator, will make a radio talk overy Station WRC, which will be broad- ; « cast over a Nation-wide network. H . s Build Boy Scout Halls. Edinburgh, Scotland, is building Boy Scout halls on all new munieipal housing projects, traeECZEMA - BURNING Also externally caused pimples and -~ rashes relieved by soothing, fast-acting medication of Cuticura, Buy today, CUTICURA 3355 i stops up speed | Cuts Running Time to Chicage by 20 minutes — Detroit by 1S minutes| A new train, if you pleas and with o famous name, the “Spirit of St. Louis”. .. and sched- uled to bring joy to the business man's heart. LeavesWashington at 5:20 P.M. (E.5.T.)—sothat gives you a full day here for business. Arrives in St. Louis at 12:45 noon (C.S.T.)...in time for you to keep a luncheon appointment. “Consequently we have felt it our | duty to make an investigation into | such alleged law violations and we beg | to report that we have not found any (EASTERN STANDARD TIME) e | TENDER Addresses Luncheon Meeting of STEAK 5 o | Soroptimist Club. | lb. c Arch McDonald, radio nnflouncer.‘t evidence of any violations of the law | ¥as the principal speaker yesterday | tv. thl'n?mn e . 440 P M. in any instance, | at a luncheon meeting of the Wash-, g . 5% o GOSALM “We have further found that labor- | \nSton Soroptimist Club at the Hotel 90 « o o+ o« 920 A M. STORE-SLICED BACON - - = 27¢ ‘Willard. ers are being well paid, farm condi- | . | 90 clips min. tions are gof)d. and that since 1933| The club decided to hold a card wtes 100! Leaves Washington 11:20 P. M., SLICED BEEF farm labor has received more money | PAItY and style show the evening of errivas Chicago 5:35 P. M. (ES.T.) New v, ’hi!,,.ln hia Chicagy Detrojy " Louis "Play Pullmay g, 1e. fore—sg | November 7 in the Willard ball room. | after the disposal of the annual crops | 2 = than in many years, and propaganda | m“.h‘;;m“" Golland will supervise to the contrary is misleading to tbel " Nation.” Cgfifigo Marvelous speed, that, considering the distance. And such comfort en route. Completely air- For complete schedules. reservetions, efc., 108 new time tobles, or consult ALAN B. SMITH, General Pos- sanger Agent, 613141h St., N. W. Phene District 1424, FEDERAL PROBE OPENS. LITTLE ROCK, Ark., September 24 (#).—A Federal grand jury began an investigation today into charges that | peonage exists in the Eastern Arkan- sas sharecropper belt. | Gordon Dean and Richard P. Shanahan, special attorneys detailed here by the Department of Justice, brought before the jury evidence gath- ered from field investigafions and in- dividual complaints. Fourteen persons, including 10 Ne- groes, were summoned to testify. The charges followed a recent cot- ton choppers’ strike in East Arkansas, sponsored by the Southern Tenant Farmers' Union. | Charges presented for the Federal inquiry are covered in sections of the United States criminal code devoted to kidnaping and holding or return- ing persons to peonage. Traffic Convictions SECOND-OFFENSE SPEEDING. Oliver W. Davenport, Maryland, $25. FIRST-OFFENSE SPEED Joseph Kirby, 1834 I street, . Theodore ZezeFillis, 521 G street, 815, Jefferson H. Walker, Virginia, $15. John D. Watson, 1413 T street, $10. Chester E. Sawtelle, Pennsylvania, $10. William Winston, road, $10. Aubrey E. Shoemaker, 3034 O street, 5. 85. PERMIT SUSPENSIONS. Harvey Gettinger, 1614 I street, 15 days. Joseph Mulvey, Bolling Field, D. C., (second offense), 45 days. Samuel H. Murphy, 522 Fifth street, 15 days. Hester M. Nuzum, Clarendon, Va., 80 days. Joseph V. Orange, Capitol Heights, Md., 15 days. Beatrice H. Palmer, 1858 California street, 15 days. 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